geochronology
noun
geochronology is spelled G-E-O-C-H-R-O-N-O-L-O-G-Y: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 103,949th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, geochronology means “The science of dating samples of rock or sediment” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of geochronology is geochronologies.
How many letters and syllables are in geochronology?
| Letters | 13: G-E-O-C-H-R-O-N-O-L-O-G-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 103,949th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is geochronology?
Geochronology appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 103,949th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of geochronology
- geochronologies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does geochronology mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The science of dating samples of rock or sediment.
Geochronology allows us to see more precisely how the world has evolved.
- 2
Any one of the methods by which the age of different samples of rock can be determined.
The history of the East–Antarctic shield has been uncovered through uranium–lead geochronology.
- 3
The division of ancient time into named subdivisions / periods
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Geochronology in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | géochronologie |
| Spanish | geocronología |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.